Crop Protection Compendium :

International
International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (IPPC): Series of guidelines and requirements (ISPMs) for
import, export, certification, establishment of pest free areas and pest eradication programmes etc.
Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (WTO)
International Seed Federation (ISF)
International Association of Plant Breeders (ASSINSEL)
Americas
Agreements and Conventions (NAPPO, North America)
Plant Protection Policy Directives (CFIA, Canada): Index to Directives.
USDA-APHIS, USA
Australia, New Zealand and Pacific
Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service (AQIS, Australia): Australian quarantine, inspection, export and
import laws and regulations (AQIS, Australia): Importing to Australia / Exporting from Australia
ICON search - AQIS's quarantine import conditions database (Australia): Current Australian import conditions for
more than 20,000 plant, animal, microbial, mineral and human commodities.
Guidelines and permits: Importation of Plants, Insects, Microorganisms and Non-Domestic Animals (HDOA,
Hawaii)
MAF Biosecurity New Zealand:
Standards and regulations: Plant and Plant Products (MAF Biosecurity, New Zealand)
Forest Produce Import Health Standards: (MAF Biosecurity, New Zealand) Includes standards for Importing
Forest and Wood Products
Europe
Phytosanitary Regulations (EPPO): EPPO has collected and summarized the phytosanitary regulations of its
member countries, potential member countries and a few countries outside the region. Texts are available from
the EPPO FTP server.
Regime for Plant Health Controlled Material (FERA): Import / Exports (FERA)
A guide to the system of producer registration and the plant passporting of certain plants and plant products
traded commercially in the European Union (EU) Single Market.
South-East Asia
Centre for Agricultural Quarantine, Indonesia home page is now called Ministry of Agriculture republic of
Indonesia
Plant Protection Station (MAFF, Japan)
Department of Agriculture, Malaysia
General pest information
EcoPort: Information resource on pests, diseases and plants. Developed by University of Florida, FAO and the
Smithsonian Institution.
Global Invasive Species Database (IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group): Data on 100 of the world's worst
invasive alien species, other species being added (not restricted to agricultural pests).
Invasive and Exotic Species to North America (University of Georgia, USA): Images and information on invasive
species.
AGRIS/CARIS (FAO): The international information system for the agricultural sciences and technology, to
facilitate information exchange and to identify world literature dealing with all aspects of agriculture.
AgNIC - Agriculture Information Center (USA) changed to AgNIC - Agriculture Network Information Center (USA):
AgNIC is a guide to quality agricultural information on the Internet as selected by the National Agricultural Library,
Land-Grant Universities, and other institutions.
APSnet- Plant Pathology online (American Phytopathological Society)
Pest Information (NAPIS, USA): Database for the Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey (CAPS) and National
Agricultural Pest Information System (NAPIS) in the USA.
The Universal Virus Database (ICTV): Including index of viruses, descriptions, character list, picture gallery, and
identification tool from the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses.
Index Fungorum (CABI Bioscience, CBS and Landcare Research)
Germplasm Resources Information Network (USDA-ARS, USA): Taxonomic database on cultivated plants.
PLANTS National Database (USDA-ARS, USA)
Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council (FLEPPC, USA): A useful Exotic Pest Plant Database. Discusses management
and control methods to prevent the spread of exotic pest plants throughout the USA.
Bruchid Pest/Host Database Query Page (AGWest and CLIMA, Australia): A database which helps identify key
pests and various host plants.
Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk Project (HEAR): Provides technology, methods, and information to decisionmakers,
resource managers, and the general public to aid in the fight against harmful alien species in Hawaii.
Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): Listings and descriptions of plant species that threaten Pacific
ecosystems.
Global Compendium of Weeds (Rod Randall, AGWest, Australia): Weedy characteristics of 20,000 taxa of plants.